Media quiz 1

Jeremy Langston

MCOM1003

Professor Reppert

8-25-20

Media Quiz 1

1) El Dorado High student wants to raise awareness about teen suicide.  Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young Americans between the ages of 15-24.  Kayla Hill, a junior at El Dorado High School is organizing an event on September 5 to bring awareness to teens as well as the community at large. Hill explained in an interview that she wanted the community to be made aware of the resources that are available for struggling teens. (El Dorado News-Times)

2) School year's start full of firsts in Arkansas and enthusiasm seen in spite of challenges. Several students began their school year at home, instead of the classroom. They used online learning to engage with their schools, teachers, and classmates.  For those who did attend school, it was another first. Students and faculty were adorned with masks and shields for protect.  Online and in-person interact with meet with challenges such as forgotten and unknown password,"undelivered Chromebooks and hot spots as well as a slowdown of services from national providers."  (Arkansas Democrat Gazette)

3) What if 'Herd Immunity' Is Closer Than Scientists Thought?  Eventually, viruses run their course.  Scientist have suggested that 70% of the given population must be either through vaccination or exposure. In some cities like London, New York City, and Mumbai, for example it is not inconceivable that there is already substantial immunity to the coronavirus, scientists said. (New York Times)

4) The Milwaukee Bucks refused to play their match-up with the Orlando Magic in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Wisconsin. The boycott was an extraordinary escalation of how players have demonstrated for social causes. An hour later, the N.B.A. postponed two more games. (New York Times)

5) Black voters targeted in disinformation campaigns, echoing the 2016 Russian playbook. Four years after Russian operatives used social media in a bid to exacerbate America’s racial divisions and suppress Black voting, such tactics have spread to a wide range of disinformation ahead of the 2020 election. (Washington Post)

6) Israel says it hit Hezbollah posts in Lebanon after taking fire.  In Jerusalem, the Israeli military stated that they exchanged fire with Hezbollah fighter along Labanese border late Tuesday. The units deployed illumination rounds and flares then patrolled roads to exsure that no Hezbollah forces were trying to enter Israel. (Washington Post)

7) The National Weather Service issued a tropical storm warning around Union County. Today, August 27, Hurricane Laura is expected to bring rain and high winds to El Dorado.  Due to inclement weather El Dorado School District will no be meeting face to face. (El Dorado News Times)

8) The Arkansas State Police is investigating the slayings of two Scott County residents whose bodies were discovered Monday inside a residence south of Waldron.

(Arkansas Democrat Gazette)

9) Arkansas State Police terminated three driver's license examiners at the Jonesboro office on Wednesday, saying they failed to follow procedures. Officers are searching for people who were issued permits from the Jonesboro office during that time, saying those permits may become invalid at the end of September unless the drivers confirm that a skills test was administered.

(Arkansas Democrat Gazette)

10)  An Australian woman who had difficulty flushing her toilet was shocked to find four snakes coiled up inside the cistern.  Sofie Pearson, 25, who lives on a cane farm in North Queensland, stated that she discovered were four common tree snakes wiggling inside. The largest snake was 3.2 feet (1 meter) long, 7News reported. (CNN News International)

11)  Boot-Hatted Satirist Lauches Mock Bid For Massachusetts Senate. Vermin Supreme, the perennial presidential candidate who wears a boot on his head and promises every American a free pony, is mounting a write-in campaign for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts. (The Huffington Post)

12) A 150-pound (68-kilogram) tortoise who escaped from a Tennessee home has been returned after 74 days, managing to make it less than a mile during his slow and steady journey. Though the African Sulcata Tortoise named Soloman crawled away from his Ashland City enclosure more than two months ago, he was discovered just an eighth of a mile away from home last week, his owner, Lynn Cole, told WKRN-TV on Friday. (Associated Press)

13) Funeral home finds woman breathing after being pronounced dead by paramedics. Workers in a Detroit funeral home discovered that a 20-year-old woman was still breathing hours after she was declared dead by paramedics. WDIV's Larry Spruill reports. Paramedics found her not breathing and unresponsive on their arrival. (NBC News)

14) Newlywed couple donates and serves food to those in need after wedding was canceled. After Melanie and Tyler Tapajna downsized their wedding because of the pandemic, the bride and groom decided to donate the catering to Laura’s Home, a shelter for women and children in Cleveland. (NBC News)

15) Doctors pull a 4 foot snake out of a woman's throat after it slithered in while she slept. The creature had reportedly slithered into her throat as she slept in her garden in Levashi, a village in Dagestan, southern Russia. Feeling unwell, the young woman was rushed to hospital where she was put to sleep. In this disturbing footage, a doctor is heard saying ‘let’s see what this is’ before inserting a tube down her throat.

(Metro UK)